May 08, 2018

Hello














Progress through technology (19th century)

H-words

  • Catch each other’s attention

    • Hey, Ho: 13th century

    • Hi: 15th century

    • Hollo, Hillo, Holla, Halloo: 16th century
      • Shouts used in hunting
  • Greetings

    • Hal: Be healthy

    • Hail: 13th century

Hello

  • Spelling Difference

    • Hallo, Hello, Hillo, Hollo, Hullo
      Stress was on the second syllable, difficult to hear the quality of the first vowel.

    • Google Ngram Viewer

How Hello became Popular

Bell & Edison

Other Uses

  • I mean, hello! How crazy was that?
    Implying that someone has missed the point in some way.

Hi

  • USA: 19th century

  • Widely spread

  • Replace Hello?
    • Common in Email
    • Easier to type than 'Hello'

Disinterested














A confusible (17th century)

Interest (名詞)

  • 15th Century

    1. 擁有權
      have an interest in an estate

    2. 股份
      hold an interest in a company

    3. 好處、利益
      It’s in your interest to vote for me

  • 17th Century: 興趣、嗜好

Interested (形容詞)

  • 名詞 👉 形容詞

Dis- vs. Un-

  • Dis- only
    • Discontent vs. Uncontent
  • Un- only
    • Discomfortable vs. Uncomfortable
  • Both Dis- & Un- with different meanings
    • Disterested vs. Uninterested
  • Both Dis- & Un- with overlapping meanings
    • Disterested vs. Uninterested

History: Disinterested vs. Uninterested

  • 1750: Meanings completely overlap

Modern: Disinterested vs. Uninterested

  • Disinterested: impartial, bored('incorrect', Oxford)

  • Uninterested: bored, unconcerned

Dragsman














Thieves’ cant (19th century)

A Dictionary of the Slang and Cant Languages

  • George Andrewes, 1809

  • (Hope to) Make it easier to detect crimes

Dragsmen

  • 18th century

  • Drag: Horse-drawn wagon

  • Dragsman (old meaning)
    someone who stole goods or luggage from vehicles.

Cants still used today

  • footpad: one who robs pedestrians

  • water-pad: One who robs ships

  • coiner: 偽造貨幣者

臺灣黑話

  • 吃土豆 (閩南語)?

  • 食品藥物管理署: 毒品相關術語

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